Rail-joint.



PATENTED JUNE 9, 1908..

P. H. SOHLEGEL.

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PETER H. SCI-ILEGEL, OF KILLBUOK, OHIO.

RAIL-JOINT.

Application filed September 5, 1907.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 9, 1908.

Serial No. 391,516.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER H. SoHLEGEL, citizen of the United States,residing at Killbuck, in the county of Holmes and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of whichthe following is a specification.

The object of the present invention is to provide an improved rail jointwhich will form a rigid support for the rail ends and which is soconstructed as to hold them against any lateral displacement.

To this end the invention consists essentially of a chair formed in twosections which bear against opposite sides of the rail ends and areconnected in a peculiar manner so that they can be forced into closeengagement with the rails and any looseness readily taken up.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means foreffecting the result, reference is to be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the rail joint; Fig. 2 is a transversevertical sectional view; Fig. 3 is an end view of one of the chairsections. Fig. 4 is a similar view of the opposite chair section. Fig. 5is a top plan view of the chair section shown in Fig. 3 Fig. 6 is a sideelevation of the same. Fig. 7 is a top plan view of the opposite chairsection shown in Fig. 4.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The numeral 1 designates the two rail ends which are of the conventionaltype and are preferably formed without the usual bolt holes, since nobolts are required by the present device. A base plate 2 fits beneaththe basal flanges of the rails and is provided along one side with anupwardly projecting wing 3 which bears against one side of the two railends, and is preferably constructed, as shown in the drawings, so as tofit against the web of the rails between the head and base thereof. Themajor ortion of the base 2 coming beneath the rai s is cut away for thereception of the base plate 4 of the op 0- site section of the chair. Awing 5 similar to the wing 3 projects upwardly from the base plate 4 andbears against the opposite side of the rails. At each end of the baselate 2 there is formed a transverse slot 6, and the ends of the slots 6communicate with longitudinal slots 7 which are arranged at an anglewith respect to the axis of the rails and are designed to have a camaction as will be hereinafter more fully described. Lugs 8 projectdownwardly from each end of the base plate 4 of the opposite section ofthe chair, and these lugs are arranged at an angle corresponding to thatof the slots 7 within which they fit.

In applying the chair to a rail joint, the two sections of the chair arebrought together with the lugs 8 fitting within the transverse slots 6in the base plate 2. The two sections are then pushed inwardly againstthe opposite sides of the rails until the lugs 8 are brought intoalinement with the longitudinal slots 7. By sliding the base 4 alongupon the base plate 2, the inclined sides of the lugs 8 and slots 7 canbe brought into engagement with each other and the two wings 3 and 5drawn closely against the opposite sides of the rails. In order to lockthe two sections of the chair rigidly in position with relation to eachother, a series of spike openings 9 are provided in the overlappingportions of the plates. at each end thereof. These openings are soarranged with relation to each other that when the lugs 8 have justentered the slots 7, the openings 10 in the two plates will register,and by driving spikes through these openings 10, the two sections of thechair will be held against relative longitudinal movement. The remainingtwo openings 11 and 12 in each of the series 9 are formed so that theopenings 11 will register when the lugs 8 are at intermediate points inthe slots 7, and so that the openings 12 will register when the lugshave reached the ends of the slots.

When the joint is first made, it will usually be sufiicient to employthe corresponding openings 10, but should a tighter joint be required,or should it be required to take up any looseness in the joint after acertain amount of use, the desired result can be readily obtained bywithdrawing the spikes from the openings 10 and replacing them in eitherthe openings 11 or 12, after the base 4 has been moved the requiredamount, and the two sections of the chair drawn closely against therails. The edge of the base plate 2 is also provided with a series oflongitudinal slots 13 which are arranged at an holding the two rail endsrigidly against any relative vertical movement, so that a practicallycontinuous tread portion is provided for the wheels of the rollingstock. 4

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A chair for rail joints comprising a pair of complemental sectionseach provided with rail engaging means, one of the sections being formedwith a cam slot while the opposite section. carries a lug receivedwithin the cam slot to admit of the rail engaging means being broughtinto a close contact with the rails when the chair sections are movedwith respect toeach other, the said sections being provided withoverlapping portions having "openings therein arranged to register atsuccessive positions of the sections, and fastening members adapted tocooperate with the openings to lock the sections against movement.

2. In a rail joint, the combination of the rails, a chair sectioncomprising a base plate fitting along the rails and provided with a wingbearing against one side of the rails, the said base plate being formedwith a longitudinal slot arranged at an angle with respect to the axisof the rails, a second chair section comprising a base plate fittingagainst the first mentioned base plate and provided with vpositions ofthe two plates as one of them is moved with respect to the opposite one,and fastening members passed through the registering openings,

3. In a rail joint, the combination of rails,

a chair section comprising a base plate formed with a wing which bearsagainst one side of the rails and provided with a longitudinal slotarranged at an angle with'respe'ct to the aXis of the rails, a secondchair section comprising a second base plate fitting against the firstmentioned base plate and formed with a wing bearing against theopposite's ideof the rails, the second mentioned base plate beingprovided with a lug which cooperates with the slot to draw the wingsclosely against opposite sides of the rails, one of the overlappingportions of the two base platesbeing formed with slots arranged at anangle corresponding to the angle of the first men'- tioned slots, whilethe opposite base plate" is provided with openings corresponding to thesecond mentioned slots, fastening member's passing through the openingsand the slots,

and means for holding the two chair sectionsagainst relativelongitudinal movement.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PETER H. SCHLEGEL. [L. s.]

Witnesses:

GEORGE Z. RoBB, WELLES E. PURDY.

